I seem to always book trips last minute. And I mean the day before I travel – no mean feat when we travel as a family group with two children! Last second packing is a speciality, but I’m always wondering if I’ve overpaid for the transport and accommodation. So I’ve asked the travel blogging community [...]

Today’s Guest Post is by Marta who blogs at Learning Escapes and Mama Loves Rome. Marta travels with her family (husband, son and daughter) and she tells us they do ‘cultural travels with kids’ and these include all experiences that have some form of learning value for both the children and the adults. They take [...]

Have you ever wondered how to negotiate a review trip with a hotel in a dream destination? As a fairly new travel blogger, securing a trip to a luxury to a destination like Mauritius seemed completely out of reach. Certainly, it wasn’t a trip I could have afforded myself, unless a windfall fell into my [...]

Today we’re sharing top tips for travel bloggers on how to secure accommodation discounts. Let’s face it, travelling isn’t cheap. Even if you’re invited to review a destination, there will be times when you need to cover some expenses on your trip. Perhaps you’ve been offered flights, but need your own accommodation. Or you’re visiting [...]

It finally feels like spring is on the way after an incredibly long winter!  To encourage us to get outside and make the most of the next few months we’ve asked outdoor enthusiast, Cal Bailey, editor of MountainLeon to share his tips for camping in spring.  Over to you Cal…  Ah, the joys of spring. Flowers popping [...]

Travel is often seen as the preserve of the rich, but Trips100 bloggers provide it’s possible to travel the world and see some amazing sights, even if you’re on a budget! Today we are sharing ten posts about destinations all over the world, visited on a budget. Check out these posts for tips on how [...]

Six of the best cultural travel blogs If you enjoy exploring the cultural side of a place, there are some great blogs which can inspire you. Whether you want to connect with locals, learn a language, find hidden places or tour the main sites, these six culture-vulture travel blogs are a great place to start [...]

Tired of being herded around on press trips? Fancy travelling more often, more independently? Then you need a budget airline and some expert advice on how and when to go low cost. Step forward journalist and frequent traveller Catherine Cooper… I’m a big fan of budget airlines and since moving to France would struggle to manage [...]

If you want to know how to get the best value for your money when you’re travelling there are some great budget travel blogs out there to help you. If you’re interested in anything from travelling cheaply to working abroad to getting flight upgrades then there’s a travel blogger who can tell you how to [...]

This month’s Budget Travel Round Up comes from Nichola West at Globalmouse Travels.  Globalmouse is more accurately described as a family of globalmice; five members of the West family travel around the world and off the beaten track. The result is a blog of reviews, features and tips on family travel. Here Nichola picks out [...]